Biography

Fontana Arte is a renowned Italian design company which was founded in 1932 by architect Gio Ponti (1891-1979). He is one of the most prominent and prolific designers of the last century. An architect, poet, a painter, an industrial designer, and founding editor of the quintessential Domus magazine. Fontana Arte is a company which has always retained a strong link with the world of design. Constantly evolving and collaborating with some of the best Italian and international architects and lighting designers, it is no wonder that Fontana Arte is a mark of quality and design. By using glass, architect Ponti realized what an enormous potential this material could offer industrial design. Urged by this intuition, he started to design and produce furniture, lamps and objects with glass as the main distinguishing feature. Many still in production with Fontana Arte today. Throughout the years Fontana Arte has established and achieved classic design through engineering and concepts with many well-respected designers such as; Piero Castiglioni, Pietro Chiesta, Max Ingrand, Roberto Menghi and Sergio Asti. Today, Fontana Arte continues its long history of collaborating with modern days most influential architects and designers to create contemporary functional products that remain timeless and of true Italian quality. It is this ideal unity that Fontana Arte has always sought after in its long history.